CANTRELL GENERATION THREE
11. ISAAC3 CANTRELL, (Joseph2,
Richard1), b ABT 1733 New Castle Co., DE
(PA) d 1805 Spartanburg Co, SC m1st Talitha Cloud m 2nd Elizabeth _______ m3rd
Mary Linder. The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy, published bin 1908 by
Susan Cantrill Christie, on page 141 shows Isaac Cantrell3 (Joseph2,
Richard1-A) and Isaac
Cantrell Jr, son of Isaac. This is an error. The information
and the will and the children given there are for Isaac Cantrell3.
Much confusion exists concerning Isaac Cantrell, his wives, and his
children. Warren G. Cantrell and other researchers have spent much time
and effort attempting to get a comprehensive list of his children, and have
found court records in South Carolina which include many of those
children. It now appears that Isaac Cantrell3
had three wives and 25 children. (At least six of these children had the
same names as did children of Isaac's brother John Cantrell, who had 20 children
by two wives. There were may possibilities for confusion.)
Isaac Cantrell was a son of Joseph and Catharina Cantrell, and a brother of John
Cantrell who was born October 1724. The best available information
indicates that Isaac Cantrell was born about 1733. On 17 Feb 1806 at the
Court of Ordinary in Spartanburg Co., SC, Lawrence Bankston deposed that Isaac
Cantrell was about 72 years old at the time of his death in 1805. Isaac
may have been born in New Castle Co., PA (DE). His parents are thought to
have moved into Virginia in the 1730's, and to have been living in Orange Co.,
VA in 1738. However Joseph is not found on the Orange Co., VA, Tithables
from 1735 to 1739, 1747-1749, 1751, 1753, and 1756 to 1760. The tithables
for Orange Co., VA, are missing for 1740 to 1747, 1750, and 1752. They
moved into Orange Co., NC, around 1752. Warren G. Cantrell thinks that
Isaac and his family did not move from Virginia to North Carolina until
about 1756, and this may be correct. Isaac first bought land in Orange
Co., NC, on 14 Dec 1756, a 200 acre tract from the Earl of
Granville. By 1756, Isaac Cantrell was married and had four
children. His first wife is thought to have been Talitha Cloud, who was
probably the mother of his first eight children. They married young,
probably about 1751, as their first child was born in 1752. Their third
child, Mary Cantrell, born 1754, married Sampson Bethel. Tradition has
come down in the Bethel family that Mary's mother was Talitha Cloud, supported
by the fact that Mary had a son Cantrell Bethel, a daughter Talitha Bethel, and
most importantly, a son named Cloud Bethel. Use of the unusual name Cloud
is strong evidence of a relationship to that family. Of Isaac's first
eight children, three are known to have had daughters named Talitha.
Talitha Cloud was probably born about 1735, married Isaac Cantrell about 1751,
and died about 1762, after having eight children. Talitha Cloud's parents
are presently unknown.
After the death of his first wife, Isaac Cantrell married again; the second
wife's name was Elizabeth. This is established by a notation in a Book
of Hymns and Spiritual Songs owned by Sarah CAntrell, who married William
Pirkle, the fourteenth child of Isaac Cantrell. The book is now owned by a
descendant, and written on the flyleaf is this: "Sarah Cantrell,
daughter of Isaac Cantrell and Elizabeth his wife was born July ye
27th-1769." Elizabeth's last name is not known, nor the names
of her parents. She apparently died about 1772, after the birth of her
eighth child, who was Isaac's sixteenth child.
Isaac Cantrell by 1772 was under 40 years old and had sixteen children; the
oldest was twenty and the youngest was just born. He badly needed a wife
and fortunately he found one quickly and not far away. She was 17 year old
Mary Linder, born about 1755, the daughter of Isaac's neighbor John
Linder. She was certainly of child-bearing age, and she produced nine
children between 1772 and 1783. Her children are documented in the census,
in the 1806 court action, and in her will (or deed of gift), which was written
in 1830, several years before her death in the fall of 1844.
Isaac Cantrell had 25 children by his three wives, and he had a least 194
grandchildren. However, Isaac was engaged in numberous activities besides
bringing children into the world. To begin with, he had to grow enough
food to feed his large family, and enough food to feed his large family, and
enough flax, cotton, and wool to clothe them. This was in the day when
practically all food for the family was grown and prepared on the farm,
involving a great deal of work for the entire family. Isaac Cantrell
was a slaveowner at the time of his death in 1805; in 1800 he owned four
slaves. He named three adult slaves in his will, and there were also slave
children. He left the slaves to his wife and four of his younger
sons. Being a slaveowner was apparently not in conflict with his religious
beliefs. Isaac had strong religious beliefs, and in fact was a Baptist
preacher. Precisely when he became a Baptist or a preacher is not
known. He may have done so at an early age, or he may have been past
forty. We do know that he was the founder, organizer, and first pastor of
the Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church. Located one mile north of
Reidsville in Rockingham County, North Carolina, it was formed in 1777.
Isaac lived on the farm where the church was located, and it was known for many
years as Cantrell's Meeting House. Isaac served as pastor there for 20
years, until in his old age he moved in 1795 to Spartanburg County, South
Carolina, where his brother John had lived since about 1782.
In South Carolina, Isaac again served as pastor of a Baptist Church, the Buck
Creek Church where his brother John was a member. Isaac was pastor from
1796 through 1799, and his brother John served as messenger to the Bethel
Association during some of those years. Apparently as Isaac grew
older, he began to have some mental problems; probably he had what would now be
diagnosed as some form of Alzheimer's disease. His will was contested
after his death, and eleven witnesses were called to help determine his mental
condition. Isaac was "on a sick bed" for two years and one month
before his death about September 1805. One witness said that Isaac
"was not in his right senses in regard to the church. He never agreed
to anything so as to stand to it." Another thought Isaac
"childish" in respect to the church, and said "it was common talk
in the neighborhood that he was in his dotage." Yet another witness
said that Isaac "was of a right mind and could do his business. That
he was an industrious man, never kept an overseer and he thinks he directed his
farm and was in his right mind." All these depositiions were taken on
17 February 1806 at the Court of Ordinary in Spartanburg, South
Carolina.
Isaac's will left all his land to his wife for her lifetime, but the court
concluded that the will was valid for the personal property, but not for the
land. Peter Cantrell, Isaac's son by Elizabeth, brought an action in the
Court of Common Pleas of Spartanburg County in October 1807, suggesting that one
third of the land be given to the widow, Mary Cantrell, as her dower, and that
the rest be divided among the 19 heirs of Isaac Cantrell. The
widow had no objections, and she was assigned 200 acres, including the
plantation house. The remaining land was to be sold and divided among the
heirs. However, this was not likely to enrich the heirs, as the entire 862
acres was appraised at $650.50, less than $1 per acre. By the time it was
divided among the 19 heirs, probably no one got more than $25. Why only 19
heirs were listed is not clear. Apparently two of Mary Linder's children
had died young, which left 23 heirs. One of Talitha's children also
apparently died without heirs, but two of Talitha's children were omittted from
the list of heirs: Mary Cantrell who married Sampson Bethel, and Elizabeth
Cantrell who married her cousin John 'Miller John' Cantrell. James
Cantrell, son of the second wife Elizabeth, was also omitted. Possibly
these chose not to join in the court action; they may have been given some
property by their father Isaac at an earlier time, with the understanding that
it would be their share of his estate. At any rate, the list
of 19 heirs has been very helpful in establishing who the children of Isaac
Cantrell were. The following list of his children may not be totally
accurate, but it is a much more comprehensive list than was available when the
1908 Cantrell Genealogy was writtten. ( byThomas G.
Webb)
Posted by: Mildred Dotterer (ID *****8082) Date: September 14, 2002 at 05:43:15
In Reply to: mary linder (m. Isaac Cantrell, 1729-1805) by Tom Christensen of 4082
Regarding the time of death of Mary Linder. When you add the records you have found about Mary Linder to the following records, you probably do have the correct date of death for Mary Linder:
The following regards Peter Cantrell's protest of the settlement of Rev. Isaac Cantrell's estate because in Rev. Isaac's will only his last wife and her children received divisions of his estate to keep the continuity of the records. In the spring of 1844, son Enoch died and William Parris was appointed administrator of his estate. He filed a petition 13 May 1844 on behalf of the heirs of Enoch to force a division of the preceding deed of gift which did not contain provision for division.
Gabriel Bumpap the ordinary decided the will as far as respects the personal property was valid and sufficiently proved, but it is not sufficient to convey the landed property. This decision was made on 5 March 1806. It was some 1 1/2 years before further action was taken on the estate of Isaac and this had to do with the landed property.
The Court of Common Pleas, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, issued a writ on the 2nd Monday of October 1807, addressed to Alexander Cunningham, William Abbott, Mathew Abbott and Leonard Adcock, directing that they go to the premises of the late Isaac Cantrell and cause to be laid out one-third of the land to be delivered and assigned to
Mary Cantrell as her right of inheritance and the remaining part of the premises to be divided into nineteen equal parts or else the value thereof and cause to be divided and assigned to each of the heirs of the said Isaac Cantrell. The heirs named were: Peter Cantrell; Abraham Cantell; Richard Cantrell; Isaac Cantrell; Nimrod Cantrell; Reuben Cantrell; John Cantrell; Elijah Cantrell; Sarah Pirtle; Mark Cantrell; Benjamin Cantrell; Thomas Cantrell; Enoch Cantrell; Jacob Cantrell; Caleb Cantrell; Daniel Cantrell; Charles Cantrell, Lancefored Cantrell; Isaac Pirtle (grandson).
It should be noted that at least three daughters were not mentioned. Mary who married Sampson Bethel; Elizabeth who married John Cantrell; and the daughter who was under 10 years of age in 1800.
The above named commissioners submitted their report on 25 March 1808, that they had surveyed the land and found there were 862 acres which they appraised at $650.50. That they laid out 200 acres, which contained the plantation house for Mary Cantrell, the widow of Isaac, and that the balance of 662 acres to be sold on credit of 12 months for the use of the said Isaac Cantrell's heirs.
In 1810 Mary and one son aged 16-25, probably Enoch Cantrell, were recorded on page 193 of the census report of Spartanburg District, SC. There were seven slaves listed. In 1820, Mark Cantrell's listing included an over-45-year-old female, who was probably Mary Linder Cantrell. In 1830, the household of Lancefored Cantrell included a 70-80 year old female who was probably Mary. In the same year, Mary made arrangements to dispose of other property as directed in Isaac's Will.
In 1840, the household of son, Lancefored Cantrell, contained an 80-90 year old female, probably Mary (Mary Linder Cantrell). In the spring of 1844, son Enoch died and William Parris was appointed administrator of his estate. He filed a petition 13 May 1844 on behalf of the heirs of Enoch to force a division of the preceding deed of gift which did not contain provision for division. Letters of Administration were granted and appraisal was made of Mary's (MARY LINDER CANTRELL) property by Elias Wall, John H. Cantrell and Lancefored Cantrell. They appraised the furniture at $21.87, and the Negro boy Jerry at $550. The furniture was sold for $19.27 and the Negro lad was sold to Henry White for $507. After expenses, $65.56 was distributed in seven parts, as follows: Nimrod Cantrell; Mark Cantrell; Caleb Cantrell, Abraham Cantrell; Lanceford Cantrell; Isaac Pirtle; and Enoch Cantrell's seven children and his widow (Mary had eight children by Rev. Isaac Cantrell) . It should be noted at this time, Mark Cantrell was deceased and Abraham Cantrell had sold his part of the inheritance to William Bennett in 1816.
Children
of Isaac Cantrell and Talitha Cloud:
16. i. JACOB CANTRELL, 1752-1914, married Hannah ________,
lived and died in Rockingham Co., NC. Eight Children.
17. ii. ROBERTt CANTRELLl, b abt 1753, d abt 1790 in
Rockingham Co., NC, probably unmarried.
18. iii. MARY CANTRELL b 4 Dec 1754, d probably in the
1820 in Smith Co., TN m 24 Aug 1773 Sampson Bethel and had 12
children. Mary is not listed among the 19 heirs of Isaac Cantrell.
19. iv. THOMAS CANTRELLl, 1755-1833, married and had eight or
more children. He lived in Spartanburg Co., SC in 1820, and is said to
have died in Indiana.
20. v. REUBEN CANTRELL, b abt 1757, had three or more
children. Lived and died in North Carolina.
21. vi. ELIJAH CANTRELL, b abt 1758, m abt 1795 to Achsah
____. Elijah d by 1800 in Rockingham Co., NC, leaving two children.
22. vii. CHARLES CANTRELL, b abt 1759 Orange Co., NC, d
Oct 1835 in Rabun Co., GA, to Georgia in the 1820s. His daughter Mary
Cantrell married Benjamin Forester and moved to DeKalb Co., TN in the 1860's
23. viii. ELIZABETH CANTRELL, 1761-1830s. Married her
first cousin, John 'Miller John' Cantrell. They had many descendants
around Keltonburg in DeKalb Co., TN. Elizabeth is not listed among the 19
heirs of Isaac Cantrell.
Children of Isaac Cantrell and Elizabeth ______:
24. ix. ISAAC CANTRELL, b abt 1763, married and lived in
Spartanburg Co., SC. Possibly he died in West Tennessee around 1830.
Nine or more children.
25. x. RICHARD CANTRELL, b abt 1764, m abt 1789 Martha
Savage.. They lived IN Spartanburg Co., SC then moved to Warren Co., TN
about 1805, with his brother John. Their younger cousin Richard Cantrell,
son of Abraham son of John, in Warren Co., TN, and there is some
difficulty knowing which Richard is inth the records of the time. Both
Richard Cantrells were members of Bildad Baptist Church. The other Richard
Cantrell moved to Indiana in 1816. This Richard Cantrell does not appear
in the Bildad Church records after 1825, and the family probably moved away.
26. xi. JOHN CANTRELL, b abt 1765, d abt 1826, married
abt 1785 Sarah _____. In 1800 they were living in Spartanburg Co., SC, and
moved to Warren Co., TN, about 1805. John and his son Duke Cantrell appear
on the membership list of Bildad Baptist Church from 1812 to 1816. John
owned 50 acres on Sink Creek, which he sold on 23 Jan 1815. He moved to
Indiana in 1815, and was living there in 1820. However, he returned to
Tennesse, and died in Gibson Co., TN, in 1826; his son Duke Cantrell was
admistrator of the estate. Eight children.
27. xii. JAMES CANTRELL, b abt 1767, d in Jan 1838, married
about 1788 to Margaret 'Peggy' ____. His family was listed in the census
in Spartanburg Co., SC, from 1790 to 1830, and he died there. Margaret was
still living there with their son Zibeon in 1860 at age 92. James was not
listed with the 19 heirs of Isaac. James and Margaret had eleven children.
28. xiii. BENJAMIN4 CANTRELL, b
abt 1868, d abt 1846, m abt 1790 Charity Legat, 1770-1827, daughter of Elias
Legat.
29. xiv. SARAH CANTRELL, b 27 July 1769, d abt 1819, m abt
1785 William Pirkle, b abt 1765, d 1846-1850, son of John Pirkle and Charity
Dibbs. They lived and died in North Carolina and had fifteen children.
30. xv. DANIEL CANTRELL, b abt 1770, d abt 1841, m abt 1798,
possibly to a daughter of Solomon Forrester. They lived and died in
Spartanburg Co, SC, and had eight children. One of their children was
Charlie Cantrell, b 1800, d after 1880 in DeKalb Co., TN; father of Hasel,
Joseph, and Peter who moved to DeKalb Co., TN.
31. xvi. PETER CANTRELL, b abt 1772, d aft 1842. His
first wife was possibly a daughter of John Hightower, pastor of Buck Creek
Baptist Church, as their first son was named John Hightower Cantrell.
Peter married second about 1811 Sarah Hightower, probably a sister of his first
wife. He had eighteen children by his two wives. Peter and his wives
lived and died in Spartanburg Co., SC.
SOURCES:
Webb, Thomas G., "The Webb Families of DeKalb County, Tennessee and 23
Related Families", Bradley Printing Co. Smithville, TN, 2002, pgs
316-319.
Little, Barbara Vines, "Orange County, Virginia Tithables 1734-1782 Part
One", Dominion Market Research Cor., 1988.
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